Harry Potter GX:

Return of the Shadow Riders

Prologue-Preparations for Duel Academy Failure of Dumbledore

In the evening of Saturday 23rd of June, Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore sat in his office looking the budget for the next year and the Triwizard tournament, when a snowy white owl flew in threw the window and deposited a letter in front of him and flew off. [Professor Dumbledore] the envelop red.

Curious Dumbledore opened the letter and began to read:

[Dear Headmaster,

First of all, you failed in your attempts to protect me from Voldemort wraith form and other dark wizards, because you assumed that because they are of my blood, that they were my family, no they are not my family and I'm not theirs and 4 Privet drive is not my home.

Secondly, I won't be returning for my fourth years of Hogwarts, but that does not mean I'm giving up magic no, I'll be doing independent magical study while I'm studying at Duel Monsters Academy for what Duel Monsters are ask a Hermione if she is there.

Thirdly, why wasn't I informed of my parents will or why wasn't it produced as evidence to clear my godfather, because in said will was a signed affidavit from Peter saying he was my parents secret keeper or was it that if I knew I'd take the first chance to be shot of the Dursleys threw emancipation especially after the abuse I've suffered at their hand: forced to cook yet go without food, forced to sleep in a small cupboard under the stairs while Dudley has 2 bedrooms of a four bedroom house to himself or forced to live as a common slave when the work could of easily be accomplished by themselves.

And Fourth, I might actually be able to enjoy studying potions without Snape assuming that because I'm famous that I know everything about the material, because he does not teach potions, he supervisors the class, he also must realize that I'm not my father, and he constantly belittles everyone in his classes save the Slytherins. He should know that the sorting hat wanted me in Slytherin house from first year.

Finally, don't try and stop me from going to the world cup because I'm going and you can't do anything stop me.

Yours Sincerely,

Harry James Potter.

P.S. I know it's you that it is to be blamed for the abuse I suffered at the hands of the Dursleys. Also I and everyone but the Slytherins will not be calling Snape a Professor, so don't correct them.] After he finished reading, Albus' first thoughts were, 'How? How could I have failed? He was supposed to be treated as their son, where did I go wrong?' he looks up at the assembled group: The Professors, the Weasleys and Hermione were there.

After a few seconds Ron turns to Hermione, asking, "So Hermione, what is Duel Monsters?" Hermione took a deep breath, went into lecture mode and explained what Duel Monsters were. Finally ending with a duel she had with kid that looked Harry, after viewing the memory she determined that it was Harry and vowed to rematch him when she saw him next; for her lost against him.

After a silent moment, a voice behind spoke, "That is it and yes to the rematch, but you think you can get past my heroes, Hermione."